Military Personnel Changes




Oct. 28.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2951

11TH REGIMENT (TARANAKI RIFLES).
2nd Lieutenant Andrew Smith, from the Unattached List (General List), to be Lieutenant. Dated 18th October, 1920.

12TH (NELSON AND MARLBOROUGH) REGIMENT.
Lieutenant [Major, Reserve of Officers (temp.)] Frederick Starnes, D.S.O., is posted to the Retired List, with the rank of Major, under the provisions of General Headquarters Instructions No. 22, of 20th February, 1920. Dated 20th October, 1920.

16TH (WAIKATO) REGIMENT.
The undermentioned 2nd Lieutenants, from the Unattached List (General List), to be 2nd Lieutenants :—
Norris Mettcalfe Parkinson. Dated 27th September, 1920.
William Scott Higginson. Dated 28th September, 1920.

N.Z. RIFLE BRIGADE (EARL OF LIVERPOOL’S OWN), TERRITORIAL.
The undermentioned 2nd Lieutenants are transferred to the Unattached List (b) :—
William Webber. Dated 28th June, 1919.
Gerald Gilmore Griffiths, M.M. Dated 21st August, 1919.
2nd Lieutenant Harold Walter Reed is posted to the Retired List, with the rank of Lieutenant, under the provisions of General Headquarters Instructions No. 22, of 20th February, 1920. Dated 12th April, 1920.

N.Z. ARMY SERVICE CORPS.
No. 2 Company.
The undermentioned Lieutenants [Captains, Reserve of Officers (temp.)] are transferred to the Reserve of Officers, under the provisions of General Headquarters Instructions No. 22, of 20th February, 1920 :—
Stanley Herbert Crump, with the rank of Captain (temp. Major). Dated 7th October, 1920.
George Eliot Elliott, with the rank of Captain. Dated 14th October, 1920.

N.Z. CHAPLAINS DEPARTMENT.
2nd Lieutenant (temp.) the Reverend Francis James Ferry, from the Unattached List (b), to be Chaplain to the Forces, 4th Class. Dated 11th October, 1920.

N.Z. ARMY NURSING SERVICE.
Staff Nurse Lucy Mary Bowie to be Sister. Dated 1st October, 1920.
Sister Catherine Chamberlain (Temporary Reserve List) is transferred from the Reserve to the Active List. Dated 9th October, 1920.
The undermentioned to be Staff Nurses. Dated 25th September, 1920 :—
Francis Bagnell. Grace Ker.
Ruth Ferguson. Francesca Malling.
Helen Gillispie. Clarrie Sillifant.
Hetty Gillispie. Marion Stead.
Mary Grace Hanning. Chrissie Sutherland.
Ada Jacobson. Phyllis Trimmer.
The undermentioned Sisters are struck off the strength of the N.Z. Expeditionary Force and reposted to the Service :—
Catherine Amelia Williams. Dated 1st February, 1920.
Rachael Theodosia Levien. Dated 1st February, 1920.
Sister Rachael Theodosia Levien is posted to the Temporary Reserve List. Dated 12th November, 1920.

UNATTACHED LIST (b).
Lieutenant [Captain, Reserve of Officers (temp.)] Arthur James Papps to be Captain. Dated 14th October, 1920.
The undermentioned are transferred from the Unattached List (General List) :—
Captain John Maitland Gillespie to be Captain. Dated 14th October, 1920.
To be 2nd Lieutenants—
Charles McManus, M.M. Dated 30th August, 1919.
Hubert Malcolm McAdam, M.C. Dated 15th September, 1919.
Cedric James Jenkins. Dated 16th September, 1919.
The undermentioned 2nd Lieutenants, from the N.Z. Rifle Brigade (Earl of Liverpool’s Own), to be 2nd Lieutenants :—
William Webber. Dated 28th June, 1919.
Gerald Gilmore Griffiths, M.M. Dated 21st August, 1919.
2nd Lieutenant (temp.) the Reverend Francis James Ferry is transferred to the N.Z. Chaplains Department. Dated 11th October, 1920.
Lieutenant Matthew Prust Stewart is transferred to the Reserve of Officers (General List). Dated 15th October, 1920.
Major (temp.) William Boyd Kirkwood relinquishes the appointment of Transport Officer in United Kingdom and the temporary rank of Major. Dated 10th October, 1920.
The notice published in the New Zealand Gazette No. 83, of 30th September, 1920, relating to the retirement of Lieutenant Allen James Farnell, is cancelled.

The commissions granted the undermentioned officers are cancelled, under the provisions of paragraph 133, General Regulations, 1913. Dated 12th October, 1920 :—
2nd Lieutenant Norman Richard Harris.
2nd Lieutenant (temp.) Ernest Henry Robert Evans.
The commission granted 2nd Lieutenant Ernest Leslie Walter is cancelled, under the provisions of section 5 (a) of the Defence Act, 1909. Dated 13th October, 1920.

UNATTACHED LIST (GENERAL LIST).
The undermentioned are transferred to the 4th (Waikato) Mounted Rifles :—
2nd Lieutenant [Lieutenant, Reserve of Officers (temp.)] Thomas George Hinton. Dated 18th September, 1920.
2nd Lieutenant Austin Anslem Delaney. Dated 30th September, 1920.
2nd Lieutenant [Captain, Reserve of Officers (temp.)] Frederick Charles Soar is transferred to the N.Z. Field Artillery, “A” Battery. Dated 8th April, 1919.
2nd Lieutenant Andrew Smith is transferred to the 11th Regiment (Taranaki Rifles). Dated 18th October, 1920.
The undermentioned 2nd Lieutenants are transferred to the 16th (Waikato) Regiment :—
Norris Mettcalfe Parkinson. Dated 27th September, 1920.
William Scott Higginson. Dated 28th September, 1920.
The undermentioned are transferred to the Unattached List (b) :—
Captain John Maitland Gillespie. Dated 14th October, 1920.
2nd Lieutenants—
Charles McManus, M.M. Dated 30th August, 1919.
Hubert Malcolm McAdam, M.C. Dated 15th September, 1919.
Cedric James Jenkins. Dated 16th September, 1919.
The undermentioned are posted to the Retired List, under the provisions of General Headquarters Instructions No. 22, of 20th February, 1920 :—
2nd Lieutenants—
Sidney Gadsby Godfrey. Dated 13th December, 1919.
James Stuart Whyte. Dated 19th October, 1920.
The undermentioned are transferred to the Reserve of Officers (General List), under the provisions of General Headquarters Instructions No. 22, of 20th February, 1920 :—
2nd Lieutenants—
David Arthur Jenkins. Dated 14th October, 1920.
Lenard Archibald Johnson. Dated 12th October, 1920.
Robert Walter Dunbar. Dated 12th October, 1920.
The undermentioned relinquish their commissions, under the provisions of General Headquarters Instructions No. 115/20, of 15th July. Dated 30th September, 1920 :—
Lieutenants—
Henry Langdon. Murray Thorne George.
James Alexander Laing. George Norman McLean.
2nd Lieutenants [Captains, Reserve of Officers (temp.)]—
Charles George Gordon Johnson. Donald Glanfield.
2nd Lieutenants [Lieutenants, Reserve of Officers (temp.)]—
Stanley Archibald Kelly. John McKee.
Richard John Kemp. Allan Gibb.
Ernest Duncan McRae. Alec Moore Hannah.
William Ross Lascelles. Guy Stanley Bridgwood Eversleigh.
Stanley Morton Lang. Edgar Claude Granger.
Gilmore John Hawkins. George Harold Hogg.
Cecil Bertram Travice McClure. Hubert Houghton Hogg.
Athol Richard McIsaac. Arthur Te Wawata Gannon.
2nd Lieutenant (late Lieutenant, N.Z.E.F.) Robert Le Clere Latter.
2nd Lieutenants—
John William Gendall. Alan Bracken Matthews.
Ian Douglas Guy. Percy Leonard Keys, M.M.
Clinton Roland Gribbin. William Alfred Lindsay.
Sydney George Holland. George Luoni.
Reginald Cresswell Donald. Alexander Gordon Leeden.
Leopold Louis Jack Du Flou. Nicholas Frederick Hutchinson.
Arthur Hamilton Crisp Cavell. Edwin Charles Haddon Jacob, D.C.M.
Percy Ronald Graham. Harry Lomas Lang.
Francis Dalley Carter. Henry James Whitehead-Lord.
James Buchanan Grange. William Henry Jary.
Kenneth Annesley Goldingham. Alexander McClennan.
Leslie Graham Gordon. William Pointon Macey.
Tom Goudie. Edward Kennelly.



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🛡️ Appointments, Promotions, Resignations, Retirements, and Transfers of Officers of the Territorial Force (continued from previous page)

🛡️ Defence & Military
Territorial Force, Appointments, Promotions, Transfers, Retirements
100 names identified
  • Andrew Smith, Promoted to Lieutenant
  • Frederick Starnes (Major), Posted to Retired List
  • Norris Mettcalfe Parkinson, Appointed 2nd Lieutenant
  • William Scott Higginson, Appointed 2nd Lieutenant
  • William Webber, Transferred to Unattached List
  • Gerald Gilmore Griffiths (M.M.), Transferred to Unattached List
  • Harold Walter Reed, Posted to Retired List
  • Stanley Herbert Crump, Transferred to Reserve of Officers
  • George Eliot Elliott, Transferred to Reserve of Officers
  • Francis James Ferry (Reverend), Appointed Chaplain to the Forces
  • Lucy Mary Bowie, Promoted to Sister
  • Catherine Chamberlain (Sister), Transferred to Active List
  • Francis Bagnell, Appointed Staff Nurse
  • Grace Ker, Appointed Staff Nurse
  • Ruth Ferguson, Appointed Staff Nurse
  • Francesca Malling, Appointed Staff Nurse
  • Helen Gillispie, Appointed Staff Nurse
  • Clarrie Sillifant, Appointed Staff Nurse
  • Marion Stead, Appointed Staff Nurse
  • Chrissie Sutherland, Appointed Staff Nurse
  • Ada Jacobson, Appointed Staff Nurse
  • Phyllis Trimmer, Appointed Staff Nurse
  • Catherine Amelia Williams (Sister), Struck off N.Z. Expeditionary Force
  • Rachael Theodosia Levien (Sister), Struck off N.Z. Expeditionary Force
  • Rachael Theodosia Levien (Sister), Posted to Temporary Reserve List
  • Arthur James Papps, Promoted to Captain
  • John Maitland Gillespie (Captain), Transferred to Unattached List (b)
  • Charles McManus (M.M.), Appointed 2nd Lieutenant
  • Hubert Malcolm McAdam (M.C.), Appointed 2nd Lieutenant
  • Cedric James Jenkins, Appointed 2nd Lieutenant
  • William Webber, Appointed 2nd Lieutenant
  • Gerald Gilmore Griffiths (M.M.), Appointed 2nd Lieutenant
  • Francis James Ferry (Reverend), Transferred to N.Z. Chaplains Department
  • Matthew Prust Stewart, Transferred to Reserve of Officers
  • William Boyd Kirkwood (Major), Relinquishes appointment of Transport Officer
  • Allen James Farnell (Lieutenant), Retirement notice cancelled
  • Norman Richard Harris, Commission cancelled
  • Ernest Henry Robert Evans, Commission cancelled
  • Ernest Leslie Walter, Commission cancelled
  • Thomas George Hinton, Transferred to 4th (Waikato) Mounted Rifles
  • Austin Anslem Delaney, Transferred to 4th (Waikato) Mounted Rifles
  • Frederick Charles Soar, Transferred to N.Z. Field Artillery
  • Andrew Smith, Transferred to 11th Regiment (Taranaki Rifles)
  • Norris Mettcalfe Parkinson, Transferred to 16th (Waikato) Regiment
  • William Scott Higginson, Transferred to 16th (Waikato) Regiment
  • John Maitland Gillespie (Captain), Transferred to Unattached List (b)
  • Charles McManus (M.M.), Transferred to Unattached List (b)
  • Hubert Malcolm McAdam (M.C.), Transferred to Unattached List (b)
  • Cedric James Jenkins, Transferred to Unattached List (b)
  • Sidney Gadsby Godfrey, Posted to Retired List
  • James Stuart Whyte, Posted to Retired List
  • David Arthur Jenkins, Transferred to Reserve of Officers
  • Lenard Archibald Johnson, Transferred to Reserve of Officers
  • Robert Walter Dunbar, Transferred to Reserve of Officers
  • Henry Langdon, Relinquished commission
  • Murray Thorne George, Relinquished commission
  • James Alexander Laing, Relinquished commission
  • George Norman McLean, Relinquished commission
  • Charles George Gordon Johnson, Relinquished commission
  • Donald Glanfield, Relinquished commission
  • Stanley Archibald Kelly, Relinquished commission
  • John McKee, Relinquished commission
  • Richard John Kemp, Relinquished commission
  • Alec Moore Hannah, Relinquished commission
  • Guy Stanley Bridgwood Eversleigh, Relinquished commission
  • Stanley Morton Lang, Relinquished commission
  • Edgar Claude Granger, Relinquished commission
  • Gilmore John Hawkins, Relinquished commission
  • George Harold Hogg, Relinquished commission
  • Cecil Bertram Travice McClure, Relinquished commission
  • Hubert Houghton Hogg, Relinquished commission
  • Athol Richard McIsaac, Relinquished commission
  • Arthur Te Wawata Gannon, Relinquished commission
  • Robert Le Clere Latter, Relinquished commission
  • John William Gendall, Relinquished commission
  • Alan Bracken Matthews, Relinquished commission
  • Ian Douglas Guy, Relinquished commission
  • Percy Leonard Keys (M.M.), Relinquished commission
  • Clinton Roland Gribbin, Relinquished commission
  • William Alfred Lindsay, Relinquished commission
  • Sydney George Holland, Relinquished commission
  • George Luoni, Relinquished commission
  • Reginald Cresswell Donald, Relinquished commission
  • Alexander Gordon Leeden, Relinquished commission
  • Leopold Louis Jack Du Flou, Relinquished commission
  • Nicholas Frederick Hutchinson, Relinquished commission
  • Arthur Hamilton Crisp Cavell, Relinquished commission
  • Edwin Charles Haddon Jacob (D.C.M.), Relinquished commission
  • Percy Ronald Graham, Relinquished commission
  • Harry Lomas Lang, Relinquished commission
  • Francis Dalley Carter, Relinquished commission
  • Henry James Whitehead-Lord, Relinquished commission
  • James Buchanan Grange, Relinquished commission
  • William Henry Jary, Relinquished commission
  • Kenneth Annesley Goldingham, Relinquished commission
  • Alexander McClennan, Relinquished commission
  • Leslie Graham Gordon, Relinquished commission
  • William Pointon Macey, Relinquished commission
  • Tom Goudie, Relinquished commission
  • Edward Kennelly, Relinquished commission